Crock Pot Cheesy Potatoes with Real Potatoes

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Crock Pot Cheesy Potatoes with Real Potatoes are so easy and good. From scratch with real fresh potatoes, no frozen potatoes here. An excellent side dish for any meal.

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👨‍🍳How to make crock pot cheesy potatoes with real potatoes
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This simple crockpot cheesy potatoes recipe features real raw potatoes with only 4 ingredients plus salt and pepper. No need for a can of cream of mushroom or chicken soup.

This recipe is easy to make with step-by-step photo instructions. And has a much better texture due to the real potatoes and not overcooking the dairy products.

Don't use the oven space you need for other holiday dishes like Thanksgiving and Christmas. It pairs perfectly with holiday meals like a Ribeye Roast Easter ham or Oven Roasted Turkey Breast.

It is also the perfect side dish for many comfort food meals like Old Fashioned Meatloaf, Seared and Baked Pork Chops, Baked Boneless Pork Ribs, or Crock Pot French Dip with Au Jus.

I based this on our old family recipe Old Fashion Cheesy Potato Casserole, reserved for special occasions since it is too much work. Another recipe popular with low-carb and keto diet visitors, Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole, is also based on that recipe.

🥔Ingredients

Potatoes—raw, usually Russet potatoes, but other potatoes will work.
Green onions
Sour Cream
Cheese—sharp cheddar cheese preferred
Salt and pepper
Cooked bacon—optional

👨‍🍳How to make crock pot cheesy potatoes with real potatoes

Peeling and cubing potatoes.
Spread evenly in the bottom of a large crock pot coated with PAM cooking spray.
Cook on high for about two hours until an internal temperature of 190°.
Mash the potatoes in the crock pot.
Clean and slice green onions.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the sliced green onion, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, and bacon (if using.)
Mix until combined, then smooth over the bottom of the crock pot.
Cook for 30 minutes more on high.

❓FAQs

Can I use frozen potatoes?

Yes, but here are definite taste and texture issues. It is okay with frozen hash browns, but it is fantastic cooking fresh potatoes.

What size of crock pot to use?

A large crock pot is best, but a 3-quart one will work. The thicker the contents, the longer the cooking time. With the one-inch cubes, it is best to keep them as one layer. If you need more than one layer, stir the potatoes ` one hour into cooking.

If you need to use a smaller crock pot or increase the recipe size, check the cooked potatoes' temperature before mixing. It needs to be 190° or more.

Storage

Good refrigerated for 3-4 days or frozen for 3 months.

To reheat, thaw if frozen, then reheat in the microwave or oven.

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Easy Roasted Red Potatoes

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🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

raw potatoes with sour cream and other ingredients

Simple ingredients.

Peel and cube about 1 pound of potatoes—two large or three medium russet potatoes. Make the cubes about 1-inch size or smaller.

Coat a large crock pot with PAM cooking spray. You can use a smaller crock pot of down to 3-quart.

a single layer of raw potato chunks in crock pot

Spread evenly and cook on high for about two hours. If you have more than 1 layer, stir 1 hour into cooking. You want an internal temperature of 190° or more for the potatoes.

mashing e potatoes with a masher in the crock pot

Mash the potatoes in the crock pot. Leave a little texture.

Clean and slice six green onions.

mixing sour cream into potatoes in crock pot

Add 1 teaspoon of kosher salt and ½ teaspoon of black pepper. Add the sliced green onion, 1 cup of sour cream, and 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Add cooked bacon or other things at this point. Mix until combined, then smooth over the bottom of the crock pot.

Cook for 30 minutes more on high.

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Crock Pot Cheesy Potatoes from Real Potatoes

From Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

Crock Pot Cheesy Potatoes with Real Potatoes are so easy and good. From scratch with real fresh potatoes, no frozen potatoes here. An excellent side dish for any meal.

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Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 2 30

Total Time: 2 35

Servings #/Adjust if desired 4 large

Ingredients

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Instructions

Peel and cube about 1 pound of potatoes—two large or three medium russet potatoes. Make the cubes about 1-inch size or smaller.
Coat a large crock pot with PAM cooking spray. You can use a smaller crock pot of down to 3-quart.
Spread evenly and cook on high for about two hours. If you have more than 1 layer, stir 1 hour into cooking. You want an internal temperature of 190° or more for the potatoes.
Mash the potatoes in the crock pot. Leave a little texture.
Clean and slice six green onions.
Sprinkle with one teaspoon of coarse salt and ½ teaspoon of black pepper. Add the sliced green onion, 1 cup of sour cream, and 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Add cooked bacon or other things at this point. Mix until combined, then smooth over the bottom of the crock pot.
Cook for 30 minutes more on high.

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Pro Tips

Using a large crockpot to lower the potatoes' thickness will help more even cooking.
Use the potatoes you want.
Cook the potatoes to 190° or more. It may take longer if you need to pile up the potatoes. Also, crock pots can vary, so the potatoes must be fully cooked before mashing. It may take longer than 2 hours.
If you have more than one layer of potatoes, occasionally stir to help even out the cooking.
Add 3 strips of cooked chopped-up bacon with the sour cream if you want.
You can easily use different cheese or add other seasonings.
Good refrigerated for 3-4 days or frozen for 3-4 months.

To adjust the recipe size:

You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.

Nutrition Estimate

Nutrition Facts

Crock Pot Cheesy Potatoes from Real Potatoes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 289 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Fat 16g25%

Saturated Fat 10g50%

Cholesterol 50mg17%

Sodium 225mg9%

Potassium 672mg19%

Carbohydrates 26g9%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 12g24%

Vitamin A 651IU13%

Vitamin C 10mg12%

Calcium 312mg31%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Serving size is my estimate of a normal size unless stated otherwise. The number of servings per recipe is stated above. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

Course : Side Dish

Cuisine : American

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